Improvement in card-racks



NED STATES PATENT QFFIOE.

EDWIN n. MOKEAN, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT on COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARD-RACKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,378, dated November26, 1872.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN R. MGKEAN, of Washington, District ofColumbia, have invented certain Improvements in a (lard-Rack, of whichthe following is a specification:

My invention consists in a combination card-rack for offices, &c.

Figure 1 represents the same as it appears while the party is "in hisoflice or after officehours; Fig. 2, as it would be in use in case hehas to be absent on business during officehours.

It consists of a flat piece of tin, wood, pasteboard, or other suitablematerial, cut in a proper size and shape, made to tack or hang on theoffice door or desk, and having two pockets or racks, O B, also made oftin, wood, pasteboard, or other suitable material, and fastenedin placeon the back A, or in any other way to be secure. In the back A, at d d,Figs. 1 and 2, I cut slots of the proper length, through which can bepassed and fastened, on the under side of A, a strip of paper or cardwith the name, 850., as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, at D, which can beremoved at pleasure and another name substituted. The upper pocket orrack B is made open in front, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that theface of A can be seen, on which I paint or mark Office-hours, as shownby E on Fig. 1, and below this I have two slots, 0 e, in which I caninsert a piece of paper or card same as slots above for name, upon whichcan be noted the office-hours, &c., which also can be removed andchanged at plea-sure. The lower rack or pocket .is opened at' the top,which is the case with both pockets, and has painted or marked upon itsfront Please leave card, or any other request, as may be desired, andshown in Figs. 1 and 2, at (J.

If the person wishes to leave his ofiice during office-hours he writesupon a card at what time he will return or how long he will remain, anddrops it in the upper rack or pocket B, as shown by H on Fig. 2. If,while the party is absent from his oIfice, any person calls, they candrop a card or note in the lower rack or pocket U, as shown by G, Fig.2.

By this device Icombine many useful and needed features for oflices,&c., as it makes a neat sign, gives the oflice-hours, enables a partycalling. to leave message where it will receive attention-4n fact,courts him to do so-while it enables the person to leave his office andat the same time stand some chance of knowing if any one has calledduring his absence, their business, &c., it urgent-thus saving much careand annoyance.

I would also say that I have holes made in A at f f for the purpose ofhanging or tacking the same to the door or desk, and the rack japannedor painted so as to present a neat appearance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A new article ofmanufacture, consisting of a card-rack, combining the back A, thepockets or racks B O, and the slots at d and e 6, made substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

EDWIN R. MCKEAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN B. MOTLEY, G. E. CREEGY.

